The arrests were made after a case was registered with the cyber cell of Guwahati Police based on a complaint lodged by the victim
GUWAHATI, March 14: The cyber cell of Guwahati Police arrested two persons, including the former boyfriend of a young woman, for sharing and uploading her private images on Telegram and then blackmailing her.
Police arrested Gautam Das (27), a resident of Jatia locality in Kahilipara, Guwahati, along with another youth named Manshab Biswas (19) — a resident of House No 5, By-lane 1, Mula Gabharu Path in Dispur — from Hatigaon Thursday night.
The duo was arrested in connection with the Cyber PS Case No. 06/25 under Sections 77/79/356(2) of BNS, 2023, and Section 66E/67 of the IT Act, 2000, registered following a complaint lodged by the victim.
The duo had uploaded explicit photographs of the complainant on Telegram which were then used to blackmail her.
Gautam, who had been in a relationship with the victim in the past, allegedly shared her intimate photographs on the social networking site while Manshab, reports said, used to blackmail her over the private images.
Cyber cell sleuths are grilling the two arrested persons as part of their investigation.
